| ![Show Contents]() Knowland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of KnowlandWhat does the name Knowland mean? Throughout history, very few Irish surnames have exclusively maintained their original forms. Before being translated into English, Knowland appeared as Ó Nualláin, which is derived from the Irish Gaelic word "nuall," meaning "nobler, famous." 1 2 "Ó Nualláin, this name is numerous in all the provinces, especially in its homeland, south-east Leinster. " 3 Early Origins of the Knowland familyThe surname Knowland was first found in County Carlow (Irish: Cheatharlach) a small landlocked area located in the province of Leinster in the South East of Ireland "where they were chiefs of Fotharta Feadha, now the barony of 'Forth.' From Eochaidh Fionn-Fohart descended O'Nowlan or Nolan or Fowerty (or Foharta), in Lease (or Leix.) " (O'Hart) Early History of the Knowland familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Knowland research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1784, 1793, 1796, 1803, 1804, 1811, 1832, 1837 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Knowland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Knowland Spelling VariationsNames from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Knowland revealed many variations, including Nolan, O'Nolan, Nowlan, O'Nowlan, O'Nowland, Knowlan, Noland and many more. Early Notables of the Knowland familyRev. Edward Nolan (1793-1837) , Bishop of Kildare. He was born in Tullow, Co. Carlow in 1793. He was educated at Carlow College from 1804 until 1811 when he went to Maynooth College.
Frederick Nolan (1784-1864), the Irish divine was born at Old Rathmines Castle, co. Dublin, the seat of his grandfather, on 9 Feb. 1784 and was third son of Edward Nolan of St. Peter's, Dublin, by his wife Florinda. In 1796 he entered Trinity College...
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| Knowland migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Knowland or a variant listed above, including:
Knowland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Perce Knowland, who landed in Virginia in 1724 5
| Knowland migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet - Mr. Charles Knowland, (b. 1760), aged 29, British settler convicted at Middlesex, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ship "Surprize" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 4
Following the First Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include: Knowland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. James Knowland, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
- Mr. John Knowland who was convicted in Liverpool, Merseyside, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 3rd October 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
- Mr. Dennis Knowland who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
| Contemporary Notables of the name Knowland (post 1700) | + |
- Joseph William Knowland (1930-2019), American actor from Oakland, California, known for Escape from Alcatraz and Little Miss Marker, son of William F. Knowland
- William Fife Knowland (1908-1974), American Republican politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1933-35; Member of California State Senate, 1935-39 9
- Joseph Russell Knowland (1873-1966), American Republican politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1899-1903; Member of California State Senate, 1903-04 10
- Mrs. Joseph R. Knowland, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1932 10
- John Knowland, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Allegheny County, 1881-82 10
- Lieutenant George Arthur Knowland (1922-1945), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII 10
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- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- World War 2 Awards.com - KNOWLAND, George. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) George Knowland. Retrieved from http://www.ww2awards.com/person/93
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